A team of recent Loughborough University graduates and students have secured early funding for their new startup designed to take the stress out of shared living.
Hauze began as a university project created by CEO and Co-Founder Matt Roberts, who saw first-hand how quickly shared houses can become disorganised:
“Hauze started as a university project of mine, born out of genuine frustration with shared living. The insight behind it is pretty simple: most house conflict doesn’t come from bad people, it comes from bad systems. Uneven chores, awkward conversations about money, admin spread across WhatsApp threads and Notes apps, none of that friction needs to exist.”
The Hauze app brings spend-splitting and chore management into one shared space.
Since its inception, Hauze has already gained significant traction winning the Loughborough Enterprise Network Skills-Up Fund, being named one of the UK’s Top 100 Student-Led Startups by UNiDAYS, Canopy and StudentVenture, and has been selected to join the Loughborough Incubator, LUInc.
Matt added:
“The key thing: we’re keeping it free with no ads or paywalls. The goal is to build something practical and lasting, created locally within Loughborough and ready to expand beyond when the time is right.”
The team behind the app are now looking for students to help test the app before launching in October. Those interested can join the Hauze waitlist here.